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he died yesterday in norwalk, connecticut. he's a connecticut native. he was the first modern jazz musician to appear on the cover of "time" magazine. he formed his first quartet in 1951. there it is. beautiful song. perhaps best known for his 1959 release "take five." the song would become his signature piece. it was the first jazz record to sell one million copies. he died at 91. >> i love that piece. it makes you feel happy when you hear it. >>> here's more great music. the world's longest running musical "les miserables" hits the big screen christmas day. >> alexis christoforous takes a look at what makes this version of the movie different than anyone you've ever seen before. >> reporter: broken and haggerred when the audience first meets him, sentenced to 19 years of hard labor for stealing a loaf of bread in 19th century france. the epic tale follows him played by hugh jackman as he raises an orphan to redeem himself while remaining on the run from a ruthless policeman played by russell crowe. >> become a dog on the run, have i fallen so far and
he died yesterday in norwalk, connecticut. he's a connecticut native. he was the first modern jazz musician to appear on the cover of "time" magazine. he formed his first quartet in 1951. there it is. beautiful song. perhaps best known for his 1959 release "take five." the song would become his signature piece. it was the first jazz record to sell one million copies. he died at 91. >> i love that piece. it makes you feel happy when you hear it. >>> here's more...
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. >> reporter: marley hall for cbs news, newtown, connecticut. >> newtown school officials will have grief counselors at the school to try to help the students deal with this tragedy. >>> the shootings in newtown have led to a renewed push for tougher gun control laws. yesterday in washington, d.c., dozens of parents, teachers and veterans marched on the national rifle association's headquarters calling on the group to curtail its lobbying efforts. a new poll from cbs news shows 57% of americans are in favor of stricter gun laws. that's the highest percentage in a decade. a virginia congressman says the shooting was enough for him to rethink his position on guns. >> i absolutely believe that americans have a right to reasonable gun ownership. but i also know after this enormous tragedy coming not that long after the tragedy of virginia tech, when my daughters asked me friday night, dad, you're in the senate, why can't we put reasonable restrictions on assault weapons or these rapid fire ammunition crepes, i didn't have -- clips, i didn't have a good enough answer for them. i as an nr
. >> reporter: marley hall for cbs news, newtown, connecticut. >> newtown school officials will have grief counselors at the school to try to help the students deal with this tragedy. >>> the shootings in newtown have led to a renewed push for tougher gun control laws. yesterday in washington, d.c., dozens of parents, teachers and veterans marched on the national rifle association's headquarters calling on the group to curtail its lobbying efforts. a new poll from cbs news...
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the connecticut health center was asked to join the investigation to look for threws about the roots of his -- clues about the roots of his violence in his dna. >>> you can gamble 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at maryland live casino right now. they made it possible. the casino operators say the expanded hours will lead to more jobs and revenue for the state. the state's two other casinos have not yet adopted that 24 hour 7 day a week schedule yet. >>> with same sex marriage set to become legal in maryland next week now a new debate about discrimination laws regarding same sex marriage. >> scott broom was in annapolis where a trolley bus operator is getting out of the wedding business altogether. >> reporter: the discover annapolis trolley does not just have tourists, it does a good business with wedding parties as well as you can see on the website. but no more. operator matt grubs announced he will not do business with same sex couples on religious grounds and because it would be illegal he's decided to give up weddings altogether with mixed reactions from tourists. >> he stands fo
the connecticut health center was asked to join the investigation to look for threws about the roots of his -- clues about the roots of his violence in his dna. >>> you can gamble 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at maryland live casino right now. they made it possible. the casino operators say the expanded hours will lead to more jobs and revenue for the state. the state's two other casinos have not yet adopted that 24 hour 7 day a week schedule yet. >>> with same sex marriage...
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by antiguns by some owners, and the calls for gun control in the aftermath of the latest shooting in connecticut that left 20 children dead. >> i think they are afraid something will happen with the gun laws to make it impossible or very difficult for them to purchase firearms or cost prohibitive. in other words two expensive. >> reporter: there is such a demand for guns and ammunition. >> this is the highest we have ever seen it. >> reporter: elliott says one ammunition dealer paid for a table at the show but ended up canceling because they had no ammunition to sell. mer lip scales owns rabbit ridge enterprises and he says he has seen more first time gun buyers. scales is struggling to keep certain types of weapons in stock like those with high capacity magazines. that makes sense to him with lawmakers like diane feinstein in california promising to renew legislation to ban certain weapons and limiting the number of bullets a gun magazine can hold. no millions of smokers are resolving to kick the habit, just like they do, they are trying to do it again in 2013. the cdc estimates less than 10% w
by antiguns by some owners, and the calls for gun control in the aftermath of the latest shooting in connecticut that left 20 children dead. >> i think they are afraid something will happen with the gun laws to make it impossible or very difficult for them to purchase firearms or cost prohibitive. in other words two expensive. >> reporter: there is such a demand for guns and ammunition. >> this is the highest we have ever seen it. >> reporter: elliott says one ammunition...
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no problems on the beltway at connecticut avenue coming around from 95 westbound on 495. let's go back over to the maps this time to southern maryland. route 4, route 5, 301, no problems into oxon hill. 295 has been taking a little bit after hit. everyone is taking it to the 11th street bridge because the westbound freeway has been shut down at the sousa bridge for a couple of weeks now that will be 18 to 20 months with reconstruction there. to the bound side of canal road -- to the inbound side of canal road, you have construction. it will slow you down a bit. watch out for the workers there. speaking of work, if you are planning to use metro this weekend, you will want to know -- back to you guys. >> okay, all right. we have some problems on metro. we'll have more on that later on. it's on our website wusa9.com under traffic. >>> this is something we've all griped about. i know you have been affected by this. residents on one street in montgomery county are wondering why $8 million was spent to repair the road only to have the utility company prepare to dig it back up j
no problems on the beltway at connecticut avenue coming around from 95 westbound on 495. let's go back over to the maps this time to southern maryland. route 4, route 5, 301, no problems into oxon hill. 295 has been taking a little bit after hit. everyone is taking it to the 11th street bridge because the westbound freeway has been shut down at the sousa bridge for a couple of weeks now that will be 18 to 20 months with reconstruction there. to the bound side of canal road -- to the inbound...